Tree stand
OwnerClifford Braun, Derek Woodkeinventors
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Abstract
A tree stand including a horizontal platform and mechanism for detachably coupling the platform to a vertical support, such as a tree. The platform includes a vertical access opening therethrough allowing an individual to gain access to the top side of the platform from the underside thereof via a vertical opening extending through the platform. A pair of closure doors is articulately mounted on the platform for swinging movement between co-planar, closed positions, closing the opening and transverse, open positions. The doors can either be individually swingably mounted at there laterally outer edges to the platform or articulately connected to each other and only one of the doors pivotally coupled to the platform.
Claims27
A tree stand comprising:
- a platform for supporting an individual including
- a perimetrically extending platform frame defining a horizontally outermost platform perimeter and a vertical access opening therethrough for allowing the vertical passage of an individual therethrough between a position underlying the platform frame and a position overlying the platform frame;
- a pair of closure doors for selectively closing said access opening;
- and
- means articulately mounting said closure doors on said perimetrically extending platform frame adjacent said opening for movement between
- closure positions of the doors adjacent each other, generally lying in the same plane, and completely spanning said frame to close said opening and provide a support for an individual overlying said platform frame, and
- open upstanding positions transverse to said plane alongside said opening to allow an individual to pass through said opening;
- and
- means for mounting said platform in a generally horizontally disposed position on an upstanding support;
- a chair including a seat on which an individual positioned on said platform may sit;
- and means for mounting said seat in vertically spaced relation with said platform.
A tree stand comprising;
- a horizontal endless platform frame including a vertical opening therethrough of predetermined breadth of such size for allowing the passage of a person therethrough;
- a chair including a seat on which an individual positioned on said platform frame may sit;
- and means for mounting said seat in vertically spaced relation with said platform frame;
- means for detachably coupling said endless platform frame to a vertical support first and second oppositely swingable latticework closure means for selectively completely spanning said frame closing said opening to provide a floor on which a person passing through the opening can stand and swingably movable on said platform frame to an open position allowing a person to vertically pass therethrough;
- means articulately mounting said first and second closure means to said platform frame for swinging movement between open and closed positions;
- each of said latticework closure means having a plurality of crossed strips forming a pattern of open spaces;
- said first and second closure means each having a breadth substantially equal to one-half of said predetermined breadth.
In combination with a generally horizontal endless platform frame having an underside and a topside and a vertical access opening therethrough between said underside and topside of sufficient size to permit an individual to pass therethrough between said underside and topside of said platform frame;
- and means for mounting said platform frame on an upstanding support;
- the improvement comprising;
- a chair including a seat on which an individual positioned on said platform may sit;
- and means for mounting said seat in vertically spaced relation with said platform frame;
- a pair of elongate latticework doors having opposite end portions spanned by laterally inner and outer edge portions;
- means articulately mounting said doors to said platform frame for swinging movement between closed positions spanning said frame, lying in the same plane and completely closing said opening and open positions transverse to said plane including
- means pivotally mounting said laterally outer edge portions of said pair of elongate doors to said platform frame for concurrent swinging movement in opposite directions between said closed and open positions.
In combination with an elevated platform for supporting an individual and means for supporting said platform on a vertical support, said platform having a platform frame including a front end rail, a rear end rail, and laterally opposite sides rails spanning said front and rear end rails;
- said front and rear end rails and said laterally opposite side rails defining a vertical access opening therethrough of such size as to allow an individual to vertically pass therethrough;
- first and second elongate closure doors each having a front end portion, a rear end portion and lateral edge portions panning said front and rear end portions;
- a chair including a seat on which an individual positioned on said platform may sit;
- and means for mounting said seat in vertically spaced relation with said platform;
- means articulately coupling said closure doors to said platform frame for swinging movement in opposite directions between coplanar closed positions closing said vertical access opening and transversely disposed open positions including pivot means articulately coupling said doors to said platform frame.
In combination with a platform for supporting an individual and means for supporting said platform on a vertical support, such as an upstanding tree trunk;
- a chair including a seat on which an individual positioned on said platform may sit;
- means for mounting said seat in vertically spaced relation with said platform;
- said platform having a front end portion, rear end portion, laterally opposite side portions, and a vertical access opening therethrough of sufficient size to allow an individual to pass therethrough, the improvement comprising:
- a front closure door having
- a front end pivotally coupled to said front end portion of said platform, and
- a rear end;
- a rear closure door having a front end pivotally coupled to said rear end of said front closure door;
- said closure doors being movable between coplanar closed positions closing said opening and transversely disposed, open folded positions in which said closure doors are disposed in confronting relation with each other.
The combination set forth in claim 31 including means slidably coupling said rear end of said rear door to said platform for sliding movement in a linear path while said front end of said rear closure door swings between said open and closed positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.